Momoi Taro wants to form a "don" brother duo, but it's a music anime.

Upon hearing Taro mention his granddaughter, Anwa and Tendo's gaze passed over Taro and fell upon what was behind him—

An and Subaru were walking together, chatting and laughing, with a pink-haired girl and the guy who had recently picked a fight with them and claimed to be their student.

Anhe Tiantong raised an eyebrow. She knew these two people because she had been following Momoi Taro's band and naturally had some impression of the band members.

She didn't recognize him before because she didn't have a strong impression of him. It was only after watching the live recording of the Dong Brothers that she realized that this young man was not only good at filming.

Rather, he is truly skilled at everything. A careful comparison reveals that, despite being on the same stage, the Dong Brothers group put more thought into the stage effects, and even the lighting was more meticulous.

It's unlikely that the Dong Brothers were favored or anything like that, since there's really no need for that. It's more likely that Momoi Taro arranged everything very meticulously, from the lighting to the stage.

The restrictions are very strict, which is probably the reason for the stable quality.

However, none of that matters now. An and Tiantong are more curious about why their granddaughter came back with weak legs after just one trip.

Although she held relatively open-minded views on certain matters, she couldn't help but think that her granddaughter and Momoi Taro were not those kinds of people.

She even had some doubts about whether Taro Momoi truly understood the differences between men and women.

Even if they really did do that, it wouldn't be to the point where members of the Dong Brothers band were helping their granddaughter walk.

As for why things turned out this way, let's go back to what just happened—

"Okay, the second band meeting will be held in two days!"

After finishing speaking, Momoi Taro turned his gaze to Chihaya Aine and said, "You report your itinerary to Hailin. I also need to meet with Tendo."

"Wait, Taro." Aine called out to him, "Subaru's leg isn't very good, is it? Isn't walking a bit too much of a strain?"

“Yes, so I plan to have her hold my arm and walk over there,” Taro replied calmly.

"Wait a minute! Isn't Taro being a little too careless about interactions between men and women? Subaru-kun will be very troubled by this, won't he, Subaru-kun?"

"Is that so?" Taro turned to look at An and Subaru.

"Is...is that so?" An and Subaru wanted to answer that it wasn't like that, but they were afraid that Taro would have a problem with them.

"Well, it's decided then. Subaru will take Ai-ne's hand." Wakame clapped her hands, having made her decision.

"Why should Ruomai say it?" Ai Yin puffed out her cheeks, put her hands on her hips, and said, "You're both drummers, shouldn't you have more mutual respect between drummers?"

"If you insist on saying it that way, the connection between drummers isn't quite like that between drummers and bassists." Ruomai spread her hands, looking helpless.

"Then why did you push Hailing to me! I was startled when she suddenly came to my house." Aine couldn't help but start settling scores with the past.

“There’s nothing I can do about it, Hailing just feels a little scary.” Ruomai changed the subject and asked, “What’s Subaru’s band like, the bassist?”

“Hmm…” An and Subaru thought for a moment and said, “They joined midway through, and our band hasn’t been together for very long, so we’re not very familiar with each other. But, you might have a better relationship with the keyboardists? After all, they were in a band before.”

"Is that so?" Aine scratched her face, seemingly not having any particular impression of the bassist, though she thought it was that very cool girl?

“But, that kind of thing must be really troublesome, right?” Anwa Subaru’s eyes darted around, and an idea came to him: “When Mr. Taro turned me around, he was a little shy.”

"Hey hey hey hey—wait, wait, wait, what do you mean Taro carried you here?" Aine's eyes widened slightly, her head tilted back, looking at An and Subaru in disbelief.

"It means exactly what it says. My leg isn't very convenient, so... Mr. Taro carried me here." Anwa Subaru covered his face embarrassedly, though of course he was just pretending.

Aine looked at Taro and questioned, "Taro, is this true?"

"Yes, that's right. If we continue, we'll be talking until dawn."

Taro readily admitted to it, then rudely interrupted their conversation:

"If men might find it inconvenient, then Aine, who is also a woman, should be fine with it."

"Hmm...Leave it to me." Although she achieved the results that Aine had expected, she was not as happy as she had imagined. She glanced at Taro with a bit of resentment.

An and Subaru were quite happy; she wasn't willing to suffer a loss, whether in games or in relationships!

"Speaking of which, wasn't Taro supposed to be meeting that famous Anwa Tendo? Why did he end up here with Subaru?" Aine asked curiously.

[And they've been moving around...] she added silently to herself.

"Tiandong and Anhe are going to co-star on screen, and they seem to care a lot about it, so they asked me to take some promotional photos for the production."

"Is it all filmed yet?" Ruomai asked with concern.

"Yes, we caught the last rays of the setting sun. Her legs were too weak to walk. Normally, it would have been fine for her to hold my hand and walk over slowly, but that would have meant we wouldn't have been able to get the best photos."

Taro offered a brief explanation, though he himself was somewhat confused as to why he needed to explain. If it were in the past, he probably wouldn't have explained if the other party hadn't asked.

"I see!" Aine's slightly troubled face instantly brightened, and she said with a light laugh, "Then let's go, don't keep Subaru's grandma waiting too long."

"Before we get here, may I take a look?" Ruomai suddenly spoke up. "I'm very interested in the photos taken by the General."

"Ruomai, let's wait a bit. We'll see it when we get there anyway," Aiyin stopped her.

Ruomai thought for a moment and said, "That's true."

And so, the situation just occurred. The Dong Brothers group...

Anhe Tiantong maintained her composure and pointed to the chair: "Everyone in the Dong Brothers group, you've worked hard, please sit down first."

Wakame and Taro pulled out a chair and sat down with great strides, while Aine carefully helped An and Subaru to sit together.

"Subaru, what happened to your foot?" Anwa Tendo asked with concern.

"Hmm, it's okay, I just overdid it a little." Subaru indicated that there was no need to worry about his condition.

Taro nodded and said, "That's right. I'll prepare a medicinal solution later to speed up the recovery, but at least don't play the drums today."

Upon hearing Taro's words, Nina glared at Anwa Subaru with murderous intent. Anwa Subaru scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

She then remembered the message she had sent yesterday in her panic, and could only secretly send an apologetic emoji.

"Ahem." Anwa Tendo coughed lightly and asked, "Taro-kun, what do you think of my granddaughter's acting skills?"

"Excellent!" Taro made no attempt to hide his admiration. "It was a little stiff at first, but the performance quickly improved. Overall, 50 points!"

"She is very talented, especially her adoring gaze! There is almost no trace of acting."

Hearing Taro's praise, An and Subaru were not happy at all; instead, they felt like they were sitting on pins and needles.

Anhe Tiantong gave his granddaughter a meaningful look: "Oh~ where's the adoring look in your eyes?"

#29 Today, Nagasaki Motoyo is a detective.

Anhe Tiantong gave his granddaughter a meaningful look: "Oh~ where's the adoring look in your eyes?"

Anwa Subaru sat uneasily, curled up, unsure of what to do. Anwa Tendo coughed lightly, "Subaru, manners!"

"Yes!" An and Subaru quickly straightened their bodies and corrected their posture.

"So, how's the photoshoot going?" Anwa Tendo didn't even look at her, turning to ask Taro instead.

"It's perfectly done." Taro opened his phone's photo album and handed it over.

"A cell phone?" An and Tian Tong raised an eyebrow in surprise, then noticed that several people had gathered around to look at the photo.

"What a nice view……"

They exclaimed in unison, "This is truly Momoi Taro's talent!" Taro nodded, acknowledging their praise, then took back his phone and said:

"I'll send it to your phone later. I have something to do, so I'll have to go now."

Taro stood up, and Aine's eyes widened: "Huh? So fast?"

"Hmm." Taro took out a bottle of mineral water from his pocket, inside which was a green liquid: "This is for external use. Take it and use it."

"When!?" An and Subaru were also a little confused.

"I left for a short while on my way back. And that's how I finished it."

Taro's words confused the three of them, even though none of them had paid much attention to him.

However, it's certain that Taro didn't disappear from their sight for more than a minute. How did they manage to do that?

Taro didn't offer any explanation, but simply left the coffee shop calmly, leaving a few people looking at each other in bewilderment.

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Rewind a little earlier, after finishing her practice, Nagasaki Motoyo went somewhere alone.

...Yesterday, I saw the place where Momoi Taro and that big star Mitsumi Hatsuka were having a secret rendezvous.

Regardless, she still seems to care a lot. Whether it's Momoi Taro's secret meeting or Shoko's strange attitude.

Sure enough, Xiangzi and that Hatsuka knew each other... I wanted to understand, I wanted to understand why, why Momoi Taro was with this Hatsuka...

...A secret rendezvous? Su Shi really couldn't think of a suitable adjective.

Of course, Su Shi knew that the best and most direct way to get to the bottom of things was to go to Momoi Taro himself and ask him directly, but she was still a little worried about facing him in person.

So, after the band practice ended, she came here alone.

Looking at the tightly closed door, with the surname in triangles on the doorplate, she took a deep breath, prepared herself, and then—

Hmm...? What's this?

Su Shi heard muffled sounds coming from inside the door; if she hadn't been paying attention, she probably wouldn't have heard them.

Su Shi could clearly tell that the sound inside was the bass; she was certain of it.

I often practice at home, and this is what it feels like to play bass without an electric cord—but, it's strange, isn't it? After I got home last night, I still watched some of Misumi Hatsuka's Idol Activities.

If I remember correctly, Hatsuka Sansaku plays the guitar, right?

With many questions swirling in her mind, Su Shi shook her head slightly, took another deep breath, and pressed the doorbell.

Ding-dong, ding-dong—

"Yes, just a moment." The girl's voice inside sounded slightly different from the one on TV.

Nagasaki Motoyo, carrying her bass guitar, waited patiently outside the door.

Soon, the door opened, and the blonde girl smiled and squinted her eyes: "You came so quickly today."

silence……

Not receiving the expected answer, Mitsumi Hatsuka (the younger sister) opened her eyes and saw a strange girl with long flaxen hair standing in front of her, smiling at her.

"Um... who are you?" Chu Hua asked hesitantly in a low voice. Could it be that her sister's acquaintance had accidentally seen her hanging around here?

"Nice to meet you, I'm Nagasaki Motoyo." Nagasaki Motoyo said her name first. Then she hesitated a little, wondering how to introduce herself.